Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical magazine that was attacked by three masked men who stormed their office in Paris earlier this week. It was an apparent terrorist attack that left 12 people dead and 11 injured. Artists from around the world have responded to this terrorist act by creating these powerful images to honor the people involved and show that freedom of speech will prevail.

Passage du Gua (Passage du Gois) in France is a road that connects the Gulf of Burnёf with the island of Noirmoutier. It is flooded every day by an incoming tide so getting across it is not that easy and some people end up getting trapped when the water rises quicker than expected.

This 110 square meter house was listed on the French version of eBay recently for sale for only 1 euro. The land on which the house stands is an additional 350 square meters making the property even more valuable however, there is one catch that might deter many buyers…

Baumettes prison in Marseille, France is possibly the foulest in all of Europe. The prison, which is currently overcrowded and filthy, is set to be renovated to bring it up to modern health and safety standards.

There is nothing special in this auto repair shop in French province Île-de-France if you look from the outside. However, the seemingly unremarkable garage of l’Écurie Europe contains the collection of the coolest racing cars from the ‘60s to the ‘80s, preserved and repaired by skillful automobile mechanics.

This pixel art is made of post-its on the windows of one of buildings situated in Toulouse, France.

As Sa Sainteté Gerard XV, who sent us these pictures and to whom we thank a lot, wrote it all started with one window and then the people from other offices followed the idea which gave this post-it pixel art.

No, these aren’t the scenes from Lord of the Rings though this castle was a prototype of Tolkien’s tower. This is a rocky tidal island Mont Saint Michel located in France. The first establishment was constructed here in 709. The diameter of this island is almost 1km. It is elevated at 92m above sea level. This island is known in Europe for its highest marine waves that reach 9m and turn rocky island into an island or half-an-island from time to time. Mont Saint Michel was declared a historic monument in 1874. Today it has 80 citizen including 50 monks.

During the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to France, the first lady of France Carla Bruni was in a tight dress but didn’t wear a bra. What a naughty girl this Carla. I think Russian President was more than happy ;))

This is the message (in short) which a new anti-smoking campaign of Les Droits des Non-fumeurs try to drive home in France and the ad campaign is likely to be annulled, as it is very shocking.Personally, I think this ad is very amusing, ‘cause now only something shocking and provocative is needed to attract people’s attention to some serious issues. As long as everybody talks about it, it means that it works ;)